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Gina McCarthy: “Time To Act On Climate Change”
Hear from EPA Administrator, Gina McCarthy, on the EPA’s proposal to limit carbon pollution from future power plants
Testimony: Lucia Valentine, EPA’s Proposed Mercury and Air Toxics Standards for Power Plants, February 24, 2022
By: Lucia Valentine, West Virginia field coordinator, Moms Clean Air Force Date: February 24, 2022 About: Mercury and Air Toxics Standards for Power Plants: Proposed Reaffirmation of the Appropriate and Necessary Finding, Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OAR–2018–0794 To: Environmental Protection Agency Thank you for the opportunity to …
Testimony: Almeta Cooper, EPA’s Proposed Clean Power Plants Standards, June 14, 2023
By: Almeta Cooper, National Manager for Health Equity, Moms Clean Air Force Date: June 14, 2023 About: Environmental Protection Agency Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2023-0072 To: Environmental Protection Agency Good afternoon. My name is Almeta Cooper. I live in Washington, DC, and I am the National …
Mercury Pollution Is Making Missouri Moms Sick
Read about dirty coal-fired power plants and how their mercury pollution makes its way into breast milk, making it risky for moms to nurse their babies.
Testimony: Heather McTeer Toney, House Oversight Committee Hearing on the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards, February 2020
By: Heather McTeer Toney, National Field Director, Moms Clean Air Force Date: February 6, 2020 About: A Threat to America’s Children: The Trump Administration’s Proposal to Undermine Protections from Mercury Air Toxics Standards To: Environment Subcommittee of the House Committee on Oversight …
Testimony on Trump’s EPA Effort to Undermine the Mercury and Air Toxics Standard Rule
National Field Director Heather McTeer Toney delivered this testimony to the House Oversight Committee about the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards on Thursday, February 6, 2020.
Mom+Smarts+Passion = IMPACT: An Interview With Cheryl Roberto
Read our interview with Cheryl Roberto, mom and leader of the Environmental Defense Fund’s national Clean Air Program.
Testimony: Brooke Petry, EPA’s Proposed Mercury and Air Toxics Standards for Power Plants, February 24, 2022
By: Brooke Petry, Pennsylvania field coordinator, Moms Clean Air Force Date: February 24, 2022 About: Mercury and Air Toxics Standards for Power Plants: Proposed Reaffirmation of the Appropriate and Necessary Finding, Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OAR–2018–0794 To: Environmental Protection Agency Thank you for …
Mercury 101
What is mercury? Mercury is a naturally occurring, highly toxic heavy metal. In the US, the biggest source of mercury pollution is coal-fired power plants. Mercury occurs naturally in coal in small quantities, and when coal is burned for energy, mercury is …
Asthma Day Press Event: Health Impacts of Iowa Coal Plants
On World Asthma Day 2023, Moms Clean Air Force, Sierra Club, and Clean Up MidAm hosted a press event calling on MidAmerican Energy to transition away from dirty coal energy by 2030 for the health of Iowans. Coal-fired power plants are an …
Testimony: Dominique Browning, EPA’s Proposed Mercury and Air Toxics Standards, May 9, 2023
By: Dominique Browning, Co-Founder and Director, Moms Clean Air Force Date: May 9, 2023 About: Environmental Protection Agency Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2018-0794 To: Environmental Protection Agency Thank you very much for this opportunity to testify about the new Mercury and Air Toxics Standards. I am …